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ISTE Digital Citizenship Lessons - ISTE
Grades
K to 12
tag(s): digital citizenship (92), internet safety (114)
In the Classroom
For younger students, you could present one lesson every couple of weeks, reviewing the previous lesson first. For older students, you might consider teaching these lessons as a unit at the beginning of the year to set the tone and expectations in your classroom for using the Internet.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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The State of AI in Education [+AI Trends for 2024] - Daleska Pedriquez and Caktus
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K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (116), parents (59), professional development (392)
In the Classroom
Include this post as part of your professional discussions about the use of AI by educators and students. Consider taking a survey of parents, students, and educators in your school or district to learn more about the use of AI locally using PollMaker, reviewed here. Select the survey creator and add questions similar to those in the blog post, or use the AI tool to generate questions for your survey. Share the results with your school community as they learn about AI and how to adapt the use of artificial intelligence in classrooms.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TeachersFirst: Differentiated Instruction Professional Learning Module - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): differentiation (85), professional development (392)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the many instructional ideas and resources to support differentiation in your classroom. Visit TeachersFirst to find many other resources for classroom differentiation, such as the archives of online professional learning sessions, OK2Ask: Playlists to Personalize Learning, reviewed here and OK2Ask: Engage & Inspire: Choice Boards for Differentiation Pt. 2, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Father's Day May Not Be Easy For Some Students - Share My Lesson
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K to 12tag(s): fathers day (11), holidays (167), professional development (392)
In the Classroom
Share this resource or the PDF with fellow teachers, staff, and your administrators. You must be logged in and then click the download arrow on the right under Resources.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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iGradePlus Online Gradebook - iGradePlus
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K to 12tag(s): classroom management (125), Teacher Utilities (149)
In the Classroom
If your school doesn't provide a required gradebook, consider using iGradePlus. This resource is also helpful for sharing feedback for after-school programs or with tutors to share information on student progress. Modify class information as needed to adjust grade weights to fulfill requirements for special needs and gifted students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teacher's Buddy - Teacher's Buddy
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K to 12tag(s): adhd (29), artificial intelligence (116), autism (15), Special Needs (54), Teacher Utilities (149)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free resources Teacher's Buddy shares to save time and increase productivity. Generate lesson plans based on your curriculum, teaching standards, and documents you use in your classroom, then edit the contents to adapt to your teaching style and students' learning preferences. Use the neurodiversity adaptation tool to generate ideas for adaptations for students on IEPs, with ADHD, or with autism.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Drench - FlashByNight.com
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K to 12tag(s): brain (55), classroom management (125), game based learning (175), logic (165), problem solving (226), social and emotional learning (86)
In the Classroom
Add Drench to your resources to share with students for quick brain-break activities that encourage problem-solving through gameplay. Ask students to share their strategies for selecting colors as they work toward completing the game board. Curate and organize brain break activities into a single resource to share with students using Symbaloo, reviewed here or 3X3 Links, reviewed here. Find more ideas for brain break activities on TeachersFirst Special Topics Page: Brain Breaks for Students, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Generative AI for Educators - Grow with Google
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K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (116), Online Learning (42), professional development (392), STEM (265)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of this free course to develop your understanding of AI and how to use it effectively as a classroom tool. This course shares several resources, including a prompt library and a document with tips on writing an effective prompt; save these documents to reference when using AI or share them with older students as they learn to navigate and use AI responsibly. Collaborate with peers using a collaborative whiteboard tool like Stickies.io, reviewed here to share ideas for using AI in the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Choose 2 Matter - Choose2Matter Inc.
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4 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): back to school (63), character education (75), differentiation (85), mentoring (6), professional development (392), social and emotional learning (86)
In the Classroom
Even if you don't plan on teaching any of the modules, use the included activities and videos to support SEL learning in your classroom. Extend student learning by having students upload a photo they have taken and add their voice with their manifesto using a tool such as Blabberize, reviewed here. Include an area on your LMS or class website for you and your students to share actions that contribute to helping themselves and others.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Nova Education - PBS
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6 to 12tag(s): archeology (25), engineering (120), environment (238), forensics (13), paleontology (28), space (214)
In the Classroom
Enjoy the interactives, videos, and text on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Use selected activities as a center (station). Share the included articles and videos with students to supplement your STEM curriculum. If articles are too difficult for students, use a text leveler tool like the one available at Brisk, reviewed here to match student reading abilities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Copyright and Fair Use Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
Use these resources to model and teach ethical use of electronic media or to find copyright-safe raw materials for student projects. Be sure to share these resources with students for them to access any time they have a project to do.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Hey Siri...what is AI? An Introducing Students to Artificial Intelligence - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (116), book lists (162), professional development (392), STEM (265)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the suggestions shared in this article to find curriculum resources and information to use when considering incorporating AI into your classroom. Learn more about AI resources for classrooms by reading the archive of the Twitter Chat: Harnessing AI for Classroom Success, reviewed here or by viewing the collection, Resources for Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Productivity, reviewed here and AI (Artificial Intelligence) Resources for Student Assessment, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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20 Fun and Easy Brain Break Ideas for Kids - Fit and Fun Playscapes
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K to 6tag(s): brain (55), classroom management (125), social and emotional learning (86)
In the Classroom
Incorporate brain break suggestions from this article into your classroom routines and share ideas with parents to provide brain breaks for their student at home. Use an online timer like the one at Classtools, reviewed here to help you and your students return to classroom lessons within the allotted time. Include brain breaks within lessons using Curipod, reviewed here. Use the Brain Break Generator tool to find and share activities for your grade level.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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17 Brain Breaks Tailored for High Schoolers - Paige Tutt
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7 to 12tag(s): brain (55), classroom management (125), professional development (392), social and emotional learning (86)
In the Classroom
Share this article with parents to help them understand the need and benefits of taking brain breaks while studying or doing homework. Take advantage of the advice and activities in this article to provide brain breaks and increase student focus in your classroom. Set a timer to remind you and your students to take scheduled breaks using the widget provided on Classroomscreen, reviewed here. Use the timer to schedule brain break activities so that you return to lessons promptly. Quickly create groups for activities using the group maker tool found on Classroomscreen to ensure that students have opportunities to interact with different class members.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Read - Read AI, Inc.
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K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (116), communication (133), parent conferences (21)
In the Classroom
Use Read to record and review web-based meetings, such as parent/teacher conferences and staff presentations. After conferences, use the summarizing tool to share and confirm discussions of meeting goals and verify individual responses for the follow-up action steps. Use this tool with students who miss essential classroom presentations or are absent for an extended period to record lessons and share information to keep them up to date with classwork.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Fellow - Fellow
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K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (116), communication (133), parent conferences (21)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of features offered in Fellow to record transcripts and review any web-based meeting, such as parent/teacher conferences and staff presentations. After conferences, use the summarizing tool to share and confirm discussions of student goals and verify individual responses for the next step. Share meeting notes with students who miss classroom presentations or are absent for an extended period to record lessons and share information to keep them up to date with classwork.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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AI for Education Resource Hub - Ai for Education
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K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (116), parents (59), professional development (392)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this site as a professional development resource for learning about and using AI tools and resources. Share the included AI policy considerations with administrators to use as a guide when developing district policies regarding the use of AI. Consider using Wakelet, reviewed here or another curation tool to organize and share information about AI with peers. Along with professional development information, include ideas for curriculum integration, effective prompts, resources that offer AI, and suggestions for use. Share information from this site with parents and guardians to help them understand AI and how it might be used in the classroom to support learning.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Litmaps - Litmaps Ltd
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9 to 12tag(s): professional development (392), Research (83)
In the Classroom
Use Litmaps as a professional tool for researching current teaching frameworks and strategies. For example, if you are investigating the Science of Reading, search for that term to learn more about the academic research done on this topic.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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GenAI Chatbot Prompt Library for Educators - AI for Education
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K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (116), assessment (147), behavior (43), blooms taxonomy (7), chat (41), gamification (76), multilingual (67), parent conferences (21), professional development (392), quizzes (89), rubrics (34), social and emotional learning (86), Special Needs (54), Teacher Utilities (149), thanksgiving (24)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this terrific prompt library for any number of uses when using generative AI chat tools. Find ideas and activities for lessons, quickly create and edit assessments, and develop rubrics. Consider using a curation tool such as Wakelet, reviewed here to bookmark this site and others that provide AI resources and to collaborate with peers on how to use AI resources. Be sure to visit the student prompts on this site that share resources for creating flashcards, translating text for multilingual learners, and other helpful study resources. Consider sharing some student prompts, such as the flashcard or "explain it to me like..." with parents for at-home practice and to reinforce classroom content.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Unlock Generative AI Safely and Responsibly - Classroom Toolkit - Microsoft Learn and Cyberlite
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6 to 9tag(s): artificial intelligence (116), digital citizenship (92), internet safety (114), professional development (392), social and emotional learning (86), STEM (265), Teacher Utilities (149)
In the Classroom
Use the provided lesson materials to introduce and discuss the use of AI with your students. If time isn't available to complete all lesson activities, choose different components available with your student to teach how to provide effective prompts using AI generators or adapt the activities to match the content discussed in your current lessons. If your students use AI image generators like Bing Image Creator, reviewed here, share and discuss the information that guides students towards creating and revising prompts to achieve the desired results and how to recognize bias found in generative AI outputs.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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